The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25
THE KAISER COMES HOME.
NOW THE PEOPLE, OF BERLIN WELCOME
THEIR sOVEREIGM

he 1ldeo from tho hatlrond etnuou Uunt-
tended Except by an Aido-The Great
Review. sua How the Euperor Appearod
BERLIN, Sept. 3.-The Emperor has come
homo. Berlin IL again city OF life and hustle
and the German crowd again daily gathers
Unter den Linden to SEQ its beloved Kaiser
como 10 the palace window and bow and smile
70 them. His homecoming. after his two
months absence, was In simple fashion ex-
cept for the crowd that awaited him.
Ho was to come In from his Babelsbera pal
AGO, neat Potsdam, an hour from Berlin. on
Aug. 81. He would arrive at half past O'Clock.
90 the police on duty near the palace informed
tho crowd gathering there as early as o'clock.
They waited hour after hour. some holding to
good points OF view, others moving up and
down tho Lindon.
Tho crowd before the Emperor's palace Is an
every day scene whom he Is hore. The people
never tire Of It. The feeling grows with tho
years Of the old sovereign, for they know that
man past ninety is not likely to smile and
bow to them from his window much longer.
Tie German crowd Is not gentle one. 1t
pushes and scramblss and is frequently rude.
On the other hand. 1t "a not noisy. The people
will stand for two or three hours before the
Emperor's palace. patiently waiting and Ill
most silent They will push and press for ell
gible places, but without any words. II the
people choose to stand hefore the palace oil
day, they may do so. provided they do not en-
croach on the drive. They usually fall back to
tho open space about the biReQuestrian statue
OF Frederick the Great. Here the police do
not. perhaps dare not interfere. This is d.
rectiy in front OF the Emperor's windows. But
on the day Of the Kaiser's return tho crowd
was much too large for the protection OF Fred
erick the Great. 1t spread all along the Lin
den. where tho Kaiser drove from the station.
How will the Emperor comef" asked OF
German workman standing near BY"
"Oh, like any body else. Alone. perhaps. In
his plain carriage, you know"
A little later plain open victoria and pair
OF black horses left the palace gates and drove
to the station to bring the Emperor. g.
Tho Emperor was not quite alone. His ia
vorite aide. Count LehendorfY, who is usually
with him. sat on his loft. wearing the brilliant
uniform OF the Garde du Corps. his silver
helmet shining out from the tuft Of white
feathers. The Emperor's uniform was that Of
IN infantry General, and was strikingly plain.
1t was OF dark blue cloth. tho coat alone re-
lieyed by collar and cuffs Of scarlet cloth. He
wore cap Of dark blue cloth, with band Of
scarlet cloth aroundit.
As he slowly drove along the Linden, smll-
ing. his hand raised in salute. looking not at
al lk0 q blCk man, put Qulto W6ll, tue CueoFb
broke forth, and. like wave q sound. rolled
&c sss shons q aes and Hnd
the crowd rushed across the street. closed In
sbout the portico and the police made an ef-
The Kaiser stepped from the low victoria. not
as a man Of 90, but as one twenty years young
er might; A little stoop q the sho%%IdeEs but
has meyer used a cane, and will not use ono
now. But his step does not show the feeble-
Was n
psrors siss and waited for hI@ to 50 in. then
coachman In black and silver livery drove
carriage IL pleased Silence until It dIsappeared
about to rest themselves. '
fSs wait Waited nearly AIRY another hour. The police
told them that the Emperor would hardly come
get We'll rested Tor the review the next day.
But the, people knew better, and they waited.
View Ws1s t. yo pa9 sss
were hoisted on the shoulders Of their fat hers;
arms. and the small boys saueezed Into every
opening along the front Of the crowd.
eS Sep nas s se pwG FSeS to threw s md
waved handkerchiefs. and shouted. and dashed
u r @
Ing the height Of German enthusiasm burst out,
and the shouts must have penetrated the very
window beamed with smiles. and the ." next
minute the old Kaiser had his handkerchief up,
the SGT Thsa the sRa
clapped their hands. and the small boys. ire;
Pressible In Germany as elsewhere. vented
one day. The Kaiser was at home, the people
were satisfied and the crowd dispersed.
rns ae I'll 2e s1sen
BY pair Of brown horses. and the coachman. 9
brown livery. The. Empress is fifteen years
younger than the, Emneror, but looks more
about. and the Empress's arrival CAUSED mo no
Kaiser Wilhelm began his reign at slxty-four
thu oesr n
the German army. Is now eighty-seyen. and
seventy -four. To see the review OF twenty
i've thou ,Id troSSps TIE very Hover OF the
%5sn "a sy se Ss
sovereign, the soldier: and the statesman. there
Is infinitely more in the occasion;
where the review takes PLACE. This is an ex-
tensive open plain lust at the edge Of the city.
so1e% s1s drosshky 'se
year, are not to be thought Of on the first day
from the livery stables. have two horses. and
the coachmen wear dark livery. Tickets arc
for carriages. and not for individuals. so that
party Of four or more in carriage Is admitted
on the single ticket.
II the police had rehearsed the whole per.
formance OF placing the carriages. It could not
have worked with moro precision. There must
have been nearly one thousand carriages on
the ground The review began when the En-
peror came. at 10 O'Clock. For an hour before
that time watched the carriages coming rap
Idly, one, aiter, the other. each going to the
place assigned It without the least hitch, and
as smoothly as piece OF we'll oiled machinery.
The nolice were mounted ON spirited but per-
feotly trained horses. The Carriages were in
rows OF five. alternating with spaces for the po-
The parade ground lay to the left, and across
this the troops were marching to take positions
and await the Kaiser; 1t was field OF cleaning
color. with silver and gold flashing In the brill
liant sunlight No other army has such a va;
riety OF uniforms There are blues of several
shades, rcd. scarlet orange, green. black.
white. garnet, and no end of silver and gold.
There was half mile square Of waving flags,
and indescribably effective. The day was "the
Kaiser's ,oyp weather" the Germans said.
Sonsthing between shout and a cheer an
nounced tho arrival Of the Emperor. 1t was
the soldiers greeting him with "Guten NOR
gen." Then tho line Of royal carriages and
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